2024-12-22T14:16:20-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150316328/meet-dynamic-visionaries-studioteka-your-next-employer Niall Patrick Walsh 2022-07-11T14:34:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b0/b0b1babb1c064533a2132bb80f300bc4.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Following <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150314563/meet-inventive-la-practice-tolo-architecture-your-next-employer" target="_blank">last week&rsquo;s visit</a> to Los Angeles&rsquo; TOLO Architecture, we are moving our <em><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2010356/meet-your-next-employer" target="_blank">Meet Your Next Employer</a></em>&nbsp;series east to Brooklyn, New York, where we find innovative practice <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/54050706/studioteka-design" target="_blank">StudioTEKA</a>.</p> <p>Founded in 2003 by Vanessa Keith, the practice operates from a &ldquo;beautiful loft space in the heart of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/462584/dumbo" target="_blank">DUMBO</a>,&rdquo; producing work which varies from carefully-crafted commercial, residential, and interiors to visionary urban design proposals and research provocations. </p> <p>With six core staff and ongoing contributions from freelancers, the practice is currently recruiting for a <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/jobs/54050706/studioteka-design" target="_blank">junior/intern architect</a>&nbsp;over on <a href="https://archinect.com/jobs/" target="_blank">Archinect Jobs</a>. </p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3a/3a7016a07f2404406626338ac5224b35.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3a/3a7016a07f2404406626338ac5224b35.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>StudioTEKA's team at their loft office in DUMBO. Image via StudioTEKA / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/studiotekadesign/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">Facebook</a></figcaption></figure></figure><p>Describing their office atmosphere, StudioTEKA says that &ldquo;in contrast to a stuffy corporate office, you&rsquo;ll find our studio relaxed, friendly and informal, and fun to work in!&rdquo; The firm approaches its work through a multidisciplinary lens, intersecting with architecture, economic and social development, and urba...</p>